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Word: Epigone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: plurals from French épigones and Latin epigoni, from Greek epigonoi ‘those born afterwards’ (based on gignesthai ‘be born’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛpɪɡəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher
Short Definition:less distinguished follower or imitator of someone
Examples:- the humdrum compositions of some of Beethoven's epigones
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